Hi! Lvl 60 druid here who solo most of the time. I got the 1st tier of AAs (run speed 3, regen 3). Now I'm ready for the next tier of AAs, but I'm not sure if I should go for mental clarity or for SCR. Your inputs will be greatly appreciated.

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SCM ... no question

I second the motion

ty for the feedback!

after SCM, is SCF a wise choice?

If you solo, and primarlily use nukes while soloing, then SCF isn't a bad option.

Lately I've been charming rats and killing flies in PoD. Usually I drop a dot, followed by ES vambraces dot. Sometimes I have to rely on nukes, but not too often. Most of the time my pet does the majority of the damage.

If you root/rot like that or charm tank, Critical Affliction might be a wise direction.

If you are not too itchy to move on from archetype AA's, MC1 (just the first level) is a great value. My suggestion would be to do SCM1-3 AND MC1. Then move on to whatever else you like.

Some ideas:
SCF if you quad a lot, Crit Affliction if you DoT a lot, Innate Camo if you like to charm a lot (to break charm quickly) or do lots of "interesting" pulls :) Also, the 9th spell gem AA is pretty cool. And Exodus should go in there somewhere as well. It's like a get out of jail free card :)

Tat

SCM3 no question. Then innate camo if you charm solo. It helps a lot. If you root-dot then this can wait till after exodus.

After that, the best AA to me is SOTW (spell?) which gives you a big regen/DS instantly. It's pretty handy when charm breaks, two mobs are pounding you and hp is dropping fast. Just buy the first level -- this level alone saved my a$$ many times.

Then I'd go with the 9th spell gem. Then exodus.

SCM 3, then exodus, then Innate Cammo. Then get at least clarity 1. Then go whatever path meets your playstyle. Exodus and IC are the best things a druid can have. Ocne you get either one, you'll wonder how you got along without it.

Mnemonic Retention...couldn't speak enough for that AA